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Boldt decision on tribal fishing rights maintains rippling effects 40 years later

The court ruling Boldt handed down 40 years ago this week is a decision now recognized as one of the most sweeping documents of economic and social reform in Pacific Northwest history. The central question in United States v. Washington concerned tribal fishing rights, but ripples from the decision went far and wide. Read more@peninsuladailynews  19:30